Merchiston Community Council
13 March 2010 
Speaking up for the people of Merchiston  
 
Welcome to Merchiston Community Council's website

Here you will find information about Merchiston Community Council, who we are, where we are, what we do and how you can have a say in local affairs. We shall also tell you a little about the area, the history, facilities and services.

Merchiston Community Council serves the area bounded by Newbattle Terrace in the south, Whitehouse Loan and Viewforth in the east, Dundee Street and Slateford Road to the north and Gray’s Loan and Cowan Road in the west. Check out our Boundaries page for further details.

We also include a few links to the websites of other organisations and useful contact details to access services in the area. Please have a look around and be in touch. We look forward to meeting with you at the next public meeting.
Next Public Meeting

23rd March
2010
7:00pm

Polwarth Parish Church Hall
Polwarth Terrace

Battery recycling rules in force for stores from February
  Pair of AA batteries
           30,000 tonnes of
           portable batteries enter
           the UK market each year
New EU rules have come into force that require some stores selling batteries to provide in-store recycling bins.

Anyone selling the equivalent of one pack of double AA batteries a day - must comply as part of targets on cutting landfill. Ikea at Straiton has had bins for various items including batteries and light bulbs for quite some time. Supermarkets such as Sainsburies and Tesco say they are putting something in place but we have not got details as yet. The Co-Op are currently providing bins at all their branches even the smallest ones.  However........

Merchiston Community Council is asking you all to check when next you buy batteries that your supplier, be it B&Q or the corner shop, will collect your old ones.

Chairperson or Secretary